Okay, to answer the obvious question a'comin' "why is Q-tip wearing a burn mask?" Apparently, and this is no joke, he was beat up by Teddy Riley and crew over the line "strictly hardcore tracks, not a new jack swing" in the song "We Got the Jazz." Teddy Riley is of course one of the pioneers of New Jack Swing. It wasn't even 'Tip's line, but Phife's. The battle scars couldn't be covered by makeup, hence the mask. Don't know if it's real, but that's how the story goes.